That's when a group of Butler County churches will exchange choirs among denominations to celebrate National Religious Music Week.

        “One of the goals is to heighten awareness among all congregations of the importance of music in the worship service,” said the Rev. Gene Leiter, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Middletown. “Another is to honor those musicians in our midst who work so hard all year round to provide our church services with the uplifting and inspiring voice of song.”

        National Religious Music Week was founded in Southwest Ohio seven years ago to support music programs and musicians in churches during the last full week of September.

        Churches may submit the names of their choir directors to the Religious Week committee, which will pair each church with another congregation.

        Rick Davis, the southern coordinator and a choir member at Lindenwald Baptist Church in Fairfield, said he wants to promote cooperation and understanding among various churches and denominations.

        For more information, contact the Rev. Leiter at 423-1181. Or write to National Religious Music Week Alliance, 201 Dayton St., Hamilton, OH 45013.

        HAMILTON — The second annual Great Miami Arts Jam will run from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts.

        The free event, which introduces children to art and classical music, includes interactive workshops and performances from the Cincinnati Ballet and Cincinnati Children's Theatre, and hands-on art workshops on papermaking, clay sculpture and puppetry.

        Information: 863-8873.

        Mount Washington Center's Summer Day Camps, for kids 5 through 12, will run from June 3 to Aug. 31, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Cost: $700.

        The Teen Summer Day Camp, for ages 12 to 14, runs from June 5 to Aug. 21, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. Cost: $600.

        Information: 232-4762.

        WAYNESVILLE — It's now “official.” Waynesville is the “Home of the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival” and “The Antiques Capital of the Midwest.”

        The village has ordered two Ohio corporate limit markers that say so.

        MILFORD — The Milford Police and Community Partnership need volunteers to sell coneys at Frontier Days (May 30 to June 2) to raise money for equipment and charities in the city.

        If you can help, call Sgt. Asa Burroughs at 576-5471.

        Randy McNutt's community column appears on Saturday. Contact him at The Enquirer, 7700 Service Center Drive, West Chester Township, OH 45069. Telephone: 755-4158. Fax: 755-4150. E-mail: rmcnutt@enquirer.com.

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